Declaration of Independence…A Timely Read

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If you are like me, you have probably not read the Declaration of Independence since ninth grade. I googled it for you and me to reread to remind all of us of what made this country what it is. 
 
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
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Prosper TX Leads Collin County Cities Growth by 31%

                                             Prosper TX grew by 31% last year to a population of 9350 leading all other Collin County cities.    Below are the latest population numbers released by the North Central Texas Council of Governments (COG).  Overall, Collin County grew by 19,350 people last year.  This averages to 53 new residents a day moving into Collin County.  [...]

Celina TX Home Sales for 1st Quarter

For the first quarter of 2010 ending March 31, 25  homes were sold in Celina; the exact same number for the first quarter of last year.  The inventory of homes is steadily coming down as it is across Collin County.  Presently, there are 115 homes for sale in Celina compared to 121 a year ago.  [...]

Prosper TX Homes for Sale…Prices Up 9.6%

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The best news for the first ninety days in the Prosper area real estate scene is 75 residential building permits were issued verses 28 in 2009.
And for  home sellers the best news is that home prices went up in the first quarter by 9.6% over last year.  The median home price in Prosper [...]

North Texas Tollway Authority Update

Greetings from the North Texas Tollway Authority… the NTTA!
The latest information about the Sam Rayburn Tollway is now available from the NTTA.
Just click above on the words “Sam Rayburn Tollway”.
(If this report will not open, please go to www.ntta.org and when you get to the homepage, please click on the “NTTA Project Updates” button located [...]

Remodeling Projects with Best Returns

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The January issue of Realtor magazine had a lengthy article packed with interesting and valuable statistics about home additions, remodelings and replacements including which ones provide the most added value to a home.  While painting and carpet replacement always head the list of the best return on investment, there are others that might [...]

Home Selling…Expect What You Inspect

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Do Homework Prior to Listing Your Home
This is not about cleaning out your garage which  you have been putting off for months or years.  You have heard it said that the best way of getting  the closets, attic and  garage cleaned out is to move.  Good advice but do it before you list [...]

Liars Figure and Figures Lie…The Economy

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Optimism is a wonderful thing.  We all agree on this.  Nobody likes a pessimist.  But somewhere inbetween is the realist who is totally disinterested…meaning unbiased.  I don’t know about you but I find the headlines and sub-headlines regarding the U. S. economy for the past 6 months or so  missleading.  The press tries so [...]

Prosper Homes for Sale Forecast…2010

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Prosper lags most other Collin county cities in terms of home sales and absorption rates.  March saw only 14 homes sold with an inventory of about 165.  That would be about 12 months supply.  Normal is considered about 6 months.  With the Home Buyers Tax Credit expiring in 3 weeks and the unavailability [...]

North Texas Home Sales Drop Again

North Texas Real Estae Information Service(NTREIS) has compiled February home sales results indicating a 5% drop over February of 2009.  It is the third month in a row that sales were down over last year.  Frankly, I was surprised because most real estate  pros thought the extension of the first time home owners tax credit [...]